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Rescue work underway after a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed, in Varanasi. At least 18 people were killed and over a dozen injured in the incident. (PTI)

Pope Francis arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. (Reuters)

Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote during re-polling of Panchayat elections at Shikshak Pally booth, Gazole in Malda district of West Bengal on Wednesday. (PTI)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the 2018 budget debate at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. (Reuters)

A huge tree lies on a car parked after a dust storm last night, at Minto Road in New Delhi, on Wednesday. (PTI)

Employees place layers of lawn outside the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, the host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia. (Reuters)

71st Cannes Film Festival | Photocall for the film "Les morts et les autres" in competition for the category Un Certain Regard - Cannes, France. (Reuters)

Union ministers and BJP leaders Prakash Javadekar, Ananth Kumar and JP Nadda greet the Karnataka unit chief of the party B S Yeddyurappa, after he was elected leader of the BJP legislature party in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (PTI)

Lebanese actress Manal Issa, from "My Favorite Fabric" holds a sign that reads "Stop the Attack on Gaza" at the premiere of the film "Solo: A Star Wars Story" at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Israeli soldiers shot and killed 59 Palestinians and wounded hundreds in mass protests on the Gaza border on Monday. (AP/PTI)